Starfield New Game Plus Guide: New Missions & Dialogues

The New Game Plus mode, or the “alternate universe” as Starfield likes to call it, works a little differently compared to most other games out there.

You might think that an alternate universe is going to be at least different to look at but in reality, it is just another playthrough in the same universe with minor changes sprinkled here and there.

To unlock NG+ in Starfield, you need to walk into Unity during the final mission, One Giant Leap. You will become a Starborn whose entire reason for existence is to collect artifacts and go through Unity until the end of time.

New Game Plus will start where you will start a new fresh life in an alternative universe. Here’s everything you need to know about the changes you can experience in these new lives.

What carries over in Starfield New Game Plus?

After starting NG+, you only get to keep things related to your physical being while you’ll lose most of your material possessions in Starfield.

You will lose your weapons, ships, mods, faction quests, side missions, and activity progression will be gone. Your credits will drop down to zero so you have to earn credits fast. If you had visited and scanned any planet, that will also be gone and you will have to do it all over again.

Your Traits, Skills, Skill Challenge Progression, and all the Powers obtained during the Power From Beyond mission will stay with you and be carried over to each new iteration of the New Game Plus.

New Game+ Ship and Spacesuit

Other than the few things from your previous universe, you will start the NG+ with your first Frontier ship and two exclusive items:

Starborn Guardian spaceship
A non-customizable ship that can only improve with each new version of NG+. The Starborn Guardian may feel underwhelming at first but will quickly rise to one of the best ships in the game after a few more playthroughs.

Note that the final form is Starborn Guardian VI, after which you won’t get new upgrades.

Starborn Spacesuit Astra
Starborn Spacesuit Astra is also part of the best spacesuits in Starfield. It offers max defense, damage resistance, and buffs, and even comes with a built-in Balanced Boostpack.

The Legendary rarity means you get three perks, Bolstering, Resource Hauler, and Sentinel, along with the best of the best stats.

Note that you can get one of these upgraded versions of the Starborn Spacesuit. The stats will improve each time.

• Starborn Spacesuit Astra
• Starborn Spacesuit Materia
• Starborn Spacesuit Locus
• Starborn Spacesuit Tenebris
• Starborn Spacesuit Solis
• Starborn Spacesuit Gravitas
• Starborn Spacesuit Bellun
• Starborn Spacesuit Tempus
• Starborn Spacesuit Avitus
• Starborn Spacesuit Venator

New Game+ differences explained

Majorly, there is not a massive difference when it comes to the original playthrough and New Game+ in Starfield. You can find tiny new details that are different for every playthrough but that all depends upon the RNG mechanic of the game.

All of the artifacts are still in the same spots where you previously found them. The locations of the NPCs, and the missions, are all more or less the same. Then what is different you might ask. Here are the key differences in NG+.

Skip the main storyline

This is one of the biggest differences that you will find in New Game+. In the first mission, One Small Step, as soon as you walk into The Lodge, where the Constellation’s Questline takes place, you will meet Sarah. She will say the same dialogue to you but this time you will have a new response.

You can either ask her to let you join the faction or you can tell her that you are a Starborn. This will allow you to skip the entire main storyline till you have to collect Artifacts during Amon the Stars quest.

This way you can go through New Game Plus multiple times without having to spend hours on each Starfield playthrough. However, if you want to play the game from start to end once more, you can do it by picking the first option.

Among the Stars (NG+ exclusive mission)

This is a new mission that will be unlocked only in the NG+. If you choose to skip the main storyline, you will be assigned this mission – Among the Stars. This is a fast-tracked way of collecting all of the artifacts.

You will directly be given the location of all the Artifacts and you can go straight to the spot, collect them be done with the game.

Starborn dialogue option

If you choose to play the storyline once again, you will see this off and on in different instances. Now you will find a new dialogue option by the name of Starborn.

You might think this is something new but in our opinion, this is just to help you move past the missions faster and more efficiently.

Previously, you had to either use Persuasion skills to get your way or you had to pay a bribe. Now with this new Starborn dialogue, you don’t have to do either of these things.

Here is a list of all the missions where you will get this dialogue option.

Mission	Dialogue Option
One Small Step	You don’t have to research the Pilgrims and reach the end where you will find Hunter and Emissary. This just means you can skip or repeat the main storyline.
The Old Neighbourhood	You can now make Jack, the Broken Spear bartender, give up information regarding Vanguard Moara without persuasion or payment.
Back to Vectera	Tell Mastura that he can catch Barrett again but let him go this time. Saves you persuasion checks and money.
The Empty Nest (requires you to complete Job Gone Wrong first)	It will be easy to make Sam Coe admit that Jacob is his father while conversing at the bank
	You will be able to make Jacob Coe give up maps immediately, without sneaking around.
	Warn Shaw about the incoming Ashta will attack instead of fighting her. You can still choose to fight with or against her during the attack.
All That Money Can Buy	You can now warn the Astral Lounge’s bartender about the upcoming discord.
	Directly obtain the location of the Seller from Newill.
	Skip the negotiations with the seller to buy the Artifact.
	Diffuse the situation with Slayton’s agent without fighting or persuasion.
Starborn	You don’t have to research the Pilgrims and reach the end where you will find Hunter and Emissary.
Further Into the Unknown	You can refuse to help Vladimir with ship repairs, and warn him about the incoming attack.
Unity	You can skip learning about the Pilgrims and go directly to Scorpius to meet the Hunter and the Emissary
Final Glimpses	You can explain to the members of Constellation what a Starborn is.
Entangled	You can now directly meet the Director to explain the situation after jumping in and out of alternate universes
	Bring Rafael up to speed by sharing about alternate universes.
	Explain the future of the research station to Maria and why the experiment needs to shut down.
Revelation	If you choose sides during the Unearthed, you will work alongside them. You will also unlock a new conversation after getting out of Anomaly.
One Giant Leap	When you meet yourself, you can share about Unity.
	You will also choose to jump into a new universe or stay in the current one.

New Game Plus story changes

When you start a New Game Plus playthrough, there are 10 unique variations of the story you will encounter in Starfield.

1. Constellation members are killed by Andreja and the House of Va’Ruun Zealots
2. Constellation members are killed by the Hunter
3. Constellation is purchased by Walter Stroud after going bankrupt. He is also much more greedy and money-focused.
4. Constellation members are played by children. The whole story becomes a children’s adventure as space explorers while you can still go for the Artifacts.
5. Cora Coe becomes Starborn and returns to seek revenge for her father.
6. Sarah Morgan is the name of a desk plant kept by Noel.
7. Vasco remains the last of Constellation.
8. You encounter the evil you at Constellation.
9. You encounter your normal self, a glimpse into the NPC’s point of view.
10. You meet with multiple doppelgangers of yourself, replacing your companions.